Thriving As A Caregiver For Someone With Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Many of us share our own stories of anxiety and depression, but today we’re talking about mental health issues from the perspective of a caregiver. My friend Carole Leathem has bravely shared her story of caring for her husband, a pastor with debilitating mental health issues, and the joy the Lord has offered in His faithfulness to her. Whether you are the caregiver or you know a friend who is, you’ll be encouraged as you listen today. SHOW NOTES

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0:00.0	15 million adults are affected with major depression in the United States each year.
0:04.8	Depression is widespread and is even more on the rise in 2023 due to the devastating effects of
0:10.0	the coronavirus pandemic. There's a 1000 percent increase in calls to federal emergency hotlines
0:16.4	for people in distress in April of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. You guys have heard
0:21.8	me talk about the issues of anxiety and depression on the show. Today we're going to come at it
0:26.7	from the perspective of those who are caring for people who are struggling with anxiety and
0:31.2	depression. This is going to be a great conversation with my friend Carol Liethev and we're going to
0:35.9	be hitting this thing right head on stick around. I think you're going to be encouraged.
0:47.7	Well for those of you who are new to the show welcome to the intersection of faith and culture.
0:52.1	My name is Heidi St. John and I'm going to be talking today with my guest about a very important
0:57.4	topic and that is the topic of depression. A lot of people struggle with this, struggle with
1:03.3	anxiety, struggle with depression. I mean I hear from you every single week at the Heidi St. John
1:08.5	podcast. If you've listened to my show for any length of time then you know that I struggle with
1:13.5	anxiety having come out of an abusive environment. For most of my adult life and I speak to that in
1:19.7	my book becoming mom strong and also I believe in the healing power of God and I've talked about
1:26.2	essential oils. We're going to hit all that stuff today but what I wanted to say at the outside of
1:30.4	this show is if you are struggling with anxiety or you're struggling with depression I hope you'll
1:35.4	lean in because I really do believe that God has healing for you and hopefully this this show is
1:40.8	going to go a long way and bring you guys some hope and some encouragement. So Carol Liethev
1:44.9	welcome to the show. Thank you I'm excited to be here. Well I'm happy that you're here. I'm
1:49.6	you obviously here at the at the National Religious Broadcasters. I mean there's so much going on.
1:55.7	This environment is just electric. I think I've done somewhere in the neighborhood of 18 interviews
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